Stormont election deadline delayed by a year

The authorities volition hold the request for forming an enforcement and holding an assembly predetermination successful Northern Ireland for different year.

The caput of authorities is introducing authorities that volition propulsion the timetable backmost to 18 January 2024.

Chris Heaton-Harris has already antecedently delayed the ineligible work connected him.

He is owed to pass the Stormont parties astir the program erstwhile helium holds all-party talks with them later.

In a written update to Parliament, helium said the measure would supply for a "single retrospective hold of the enforcement enactment play for 1 year".

"That would mean that, if the parties are incapable to signifier an enforcement earlier 19 January 2024, I would again autumn nether a work to clasp an assembly predetermination wrong 12 weeks.

"The authorities volition besides alteration the authorities to bring this caller play to an aboriginal extremity and determination to elections sooner, if necessary."